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Lot No.964
AUC37
Medals, Badges, Decorations
Auction Date: 19-12-2020
Bronze
Private commemorative bronze medal, struck by a committee celebrating the Rao Tula Ram, undated (probably struck in 2000 to mark 175th anniversary of his birth), 15.46g.
Extremely fine, Rare.
Rao Tula Ram was the Ahir Raja of Rewari in Haryana. He was a hero of the Indian War of Independence of 1857-59. In November 1857, he fought a bloody battle with the British at Nasibpur near Narnol in which the British suffered heavy losses. Rao Tula Ram then joined Tatya Tope and fought in Western India against the British for a year, before ultimately moving to Afghanistan in the aftermath of the War. He died in 1863 while in Kabul.
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Estimated Price :
Rs. 4,000-5,000
Sold For :
Rs. 4,000
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